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Broccoli Beef Braids Recipe

This filling sandwich looks fancy but is really simple to make. Each slice is packed with ground beef, broccoli and cheese. Served with a green salad, this beefy sandwich makes a terrific lunch or dinner.—Penny Lapp, North Royalton, Ohio

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.YIELD:8 servings

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef

1/2 cup chopped onion

3 cups frozen chopped broccoli

1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

1/2 cup sour cream

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

2 tubes (8 ounces each) refrigerated crescent rolls

Directions

1.Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Stir in broccoli, cheese, sour cream, salt and pepper; heat through.

2. Unroll one tube of crescent dough onto a greased baking sheet; form into a 12x8-in. rectangle, pressing perforations to seal. Spoon half of the beef mixture lengthwise down center of rectangle.

3. On each long side, cut 1-in.-wide strips at an angle, about 3 in. into the center. Fold one strip from each side over filling and pinch ends together; repeat.